When last we visited we were not quite done. There was still the issue of the entry areas and we were considering just getting some peel and stick tiles to put down until we could find what we wanted.
But at a visit to a home center type store to shop for said peel-n-sticks we found an interesting possibility that we both instantly agreed on. It was cheap, functional, and the color scheme worked. After an hour's wait (no kidding it took an hour to get someone to cut four linear feet of 12 foot wide floor product, so y'all now know which home good store we're talking about) . Anywho, as my mother used to say, we left the store with glue, the indoor outdoor carpet and a few other items.
So after a bit of a fitful start and a few wrong turns I got the front entry way piece laid and was all set to frame it in when my grandson showed up ready to help the old man. (James is always ready to play with tools and to do "hard work.")
The trim was cut from the rough cut white pine I secured from Jake West at West Branch Lumber in Morris, IL and shaped, stained, oiled and set.
And the front entry way was completed just in time for a couple of bowls of Pop's Ham and Bean soup and one of Grammy's Grilled Cheese sandwiches. A perfect lunch for a cool day and a couple of "hard workers."
The afternoon sped by and short work was made of the back entry way. James was pleased to be able to take a seat and admire his hard work before Dad whisked him away to pick up Mommy from work. A good job done well.
And so now the old man gets to get back to work on the kitchen which was supposed to be done by Sept 30.
"Deadlines are more like ideas." [Kris Kaufman]
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